A new 'free speech champion' may end up doing the opposite | Alison-Scott Baumann

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Moral panic about universities will hinder efforts to manage difficult discussions on campus, says professor of society and belief Alison-Scott Baumann

Beyond that, though, there’s reason to believe that these proposals are more about appealing to voters and capitalising on the moral panic about universities than actually helping them to protect free speech. The government doesn’t seem to trust anyone on campus, staff or student; they want to be in charge of what good speech is and what bad speech is, and they also want us to believe that by policing and enforcing free speech they can resolve this problem.

 

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unthink! IF THOUGHT CORRUPTS LANGUAGE, LANGUAGE [ABUSED BY POLITICIANS] CAN CORRUPT THOUGHT ‘williamson & his anti democratic mates will not understand this essential truth. cummings et al, do understand and that’s why this is so so dangerous

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Well that's the intention, the job title should be 'Champion of speech the Tories deem is idealogically acceptable'. Proof of this is the fact the new free speech supremo will be a Tory who is a pal of Boris, or a pal of a pal. Probably a failed Tory Councillor or MP to boot.

Why do the left feel so threatened by this? I wonder.....🤔

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Upset that your cancel culture might not last much longer, aren't you leftists? Hehe.

The major problem is not about religion but the no platforming of gender Cristal feminists

Forcing youngsters to listen to Toby Young sprout nonsense is definitely at the forefront of the nations mind

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